All eyes will be on David Moyes’ starting line-up when Everton host Fulham on Saturday. The Blues have entered both international breaks off the back of morale-boosting wins and making that a hat-trick at the weekend would be a welcome development.

How the Blues can place themselves in the best position to do that is unclear though.

They excellent in the first 30 minutes at Sunderland, taking an early lead and they should have doubled. Had they done that, a big win was well within reach in the north east.

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Instead, as has happened on several occasions this season, a good spell could not be converted into a match-winning performance and Sunderland bit back. Not only did they grab an equaliser, they dominated the second half and looked the most likely to find...